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The Fast Life & Fiery Death of Racing’s Brightest Star

Thursday, January 26, 2012

Dan Wheldon was IndyCar’s great comeback story — the brash, British former Rookie of the Year who’d pulled out of a humbling slump to take the Indy 500. But last October, on a crowded Vegas track, the fairy tale came to a chilling end.

Tony Stewart Captures the NASCAR Championship

Wednesday, November 23, 2011

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We caught up with the Sprint Cup Series Champion at the tail end of his media tour and heard his thoughts on winning, losing, and celebrating championships Las Vegas style.

How to Escape the Las Vegas Convention Season

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

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How to Escape the Las Vegas Convention Season

You're dragged there every year. Here’s how to get out.

Your Perfect Weekend, May 8-9

Friday, May 7, 2010

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It's Mother's Day weekend: treat your wife to some nature-inspired R&R, enjoy the wilds of Michigan, or strafe a race track in a stock car.

Your Perfect Weekend, March 12-14

Thursday, March 11, 2010

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To sip champagne in the snowy slopes of Aspen, or rock-climb in the deserts outside Sin City? To drink craft beer and jam rails in Michigan, or tear through powder from Friday to Sunday? These are the questions...

Your Perfect Weekend June 26-28

Thursday, June 25, 2009

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Make the final days of June count and catch some muddy off-road racing in West Virginia, smash ping pong balls and party in Vegas, or head for the great outdoors in Colorado to join kayakers and rock climbers at an adrenaline-packed river festival.

Your Perfect Weekend: March 27-29

Thursday, March 26, 2009

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After the obligatory March Madness couch time, ski, scarf, and skate into this weekend's adventure final four: Louisiana's largest barbeque event of the year, the Extreme Thing Skate and BMX competition in Vegas, Showdown Mountain's Winter Triathalon in Montana, and the Roxy Chicken Jam at Mammoth Mountain, California.

Your Perfect Weekend March 19-22

Friday, March 20, 2009

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Ring in the spring with kayak surfing in Santa Cruz; Rock Climbing in Nevada; and art, music and pre-season baseball in Scottsdale. If you still can’t quite say your goodbyes to winter, head to Vermont for one of the last snowboarding competitions of the season.

Evan Tanner’s Final Test

Wednesday, January 14, 2009

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Last fall the former UFC champ rode his motorcycle into the California desert, looking to pit himself against nature in the harshest of conditions. He saw it as testing his limits. But it was the culmination of a lifetime of battling demons.

Your Perfect Weekend: December 5-7

Thursday, December 4, 2008

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You never need an excuse to go to Vegas, Marin County, Whistler, or Orlando (well, maybe Orlando), but these four stellar events are extra incentive.

The Great Las Vegas Steak Project

Monday, November 24, 2008

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37 hours. 9 meals. 21 pounds of beef. Putting his cholesterol count on the line, Daniel Duane embarks on a gluttonous quest to discover the future of steak.